Player

Bobo Newsom

Player Info
Full Name
Louis Norman
Born
August 11, 1907
Hartsville, SC, USA
Died
December 7, 1962
Size
6'3" / 200 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 11, 1929
Final Game
September 17, 1953
Career
25 years
Teams
Honors
4 x All-Star
1944, 1940, 1939, 1938
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Career Batting
609
G
.189
AVG
253
H
1
HR
102
RBI
.416
OPS
15
OPS vs Lg
15% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
211-222
W-L
3.98
ERA
600
G
2,082
SO
21
SV
1.46
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1953 Philadelphia Athletics 2 1 4.89 17 2 0 38.1 16 24
1952 Washington Senators 1 1 4.97 10 0 2 12.1 5 9
1952 Philadelphia Athletics 3 3 3.59 14 5 1 47.1 22 23
1948 New York Giants 0 4 4.21 11 4 0 25.2 9 13
1947 Washington Senators 4 6 4.09 14 13 0 83.2 40 37
1947 New York Yankees 7 5 2.80 17 15 0 115.2 42 30
1946 Philadelphia Athletics 3 5 3.38 10 9 0 58.1 32 30
1946 Washington Senators 11 8 2.78 24 22 1 178.0 82 60
1945 Philadelphia Athletics 8 20 3.29 36 34 0 257.0 127 103
1944 Philadelphia Athletics 13 15 2.82 37 33 1 265.0 142 82
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers 9 4 3.02 22 12 1 125.0 75 57
1943 St. Louis Browns 1 6 7.39 10 9 0 52.1 37 35
1943 Washington Senators 3 3 3.83 6 6 0 40.0 11 21
1942 Washington Senators 11 17 4.93 30 29 0 213.1 113 92
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 2 3.38 6 5 0 32.0 21 14
1941 Detroit Tigers 12 20 4.60 43 36 2 250.1 175 118
1940 Detroit Tigers 21 5 2.83 36 34 0 264.0 164 100
1939 St. Louis Browns 3 1 4.73 6 6 0 45.1 28 22
1939 Detroit Tigers 17 10 3.37 35 31 2 246.0 164 104
1938 St. Louis Browns 20 16 5.08 44 40 1 329.2 226 192
1937 Washington Senators 3 4 5.85 11 10 0 67.2 39 48
1937 Boston Red Sox 13 10 4.46 30 27 0 207.1 127 119
1936 Washington Senators 17 15 4.32 43 38 2 285.2 156 146
1935 St. Louis Browns 0 6 4.85 7 6 1 42.1 22 13
1935 Washington Senators 11 12 4.45 28 23 2 198.1 65 84
1934 St. Louis Browns 16 20 4.01 47 32 5 262.0 135 149
1932 Chicago Cubs 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0
1930 Brooklyn Robins 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 1 2
1929 Brooklyn Robins 0 3 10.61 3 2 0 9.1 6 5
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1953 AL 38.7 3.72 5.59 1.759
1952 AL 60.3 4.03 4.77 1.425
1948 NL 25.7 3.16 4.56 1.870
1947 AL 199.3 3.70 3.03 1.380 ✓
1946 AL 236.7 4.34 3.42 1.327 ✓
1945 AL 257.3 4.44 3.60 1.391 ✓
1944 AL 265.0 4.82 2.78 1.226 ✓
1943 AL 217.3 5.09 4.68 1.532 ✓
1942 AL 245.7 4.91 3.88 1.506 ✓
1941 AL 250.3 6.29 4.24 1.530 ✓
1940 AL 264.0 5.59 3.41 1.269 ✓
1939 AL 291.7 5.92 3.89 1.365 ✓
1938 AL 329.7 6.17 5.24 1.596 ✓
1937 AL 275.3 5.43 5.46 1.584 ✓
1936 AL 285.7 4.91 4.60 1.540 ✓
1935 AL 241.0 3.25 3.62 1.548 ✓
1934 AL 262.3 4.63 5.11 1.555 ✓
1932 NL 1.0 0.00 0.00 1.000
1930 NL 3.0 3.00 6.00 1.333
1929 NL 9.3 5.79 4.82 2.143
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1953 Philadelphia Athletics 17 6 1 0 0 0 1 .167
1952 Washington Senators 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1952 Philadelphia Athletics 14 15 2 0 0 0 0 .133
1948 New York Giants 11 7 3 0 0 0 2 .429
1947 Washington Senators 14 29 7 2 0 0 1 .241
1947 New York Yankees 17 42 4 0 0 0 0 .095
1946 Philadelphia Athletics 10 19 2 1 0 0 0 .105
1946 Washington Senators 24 62 10 0 0 0 5 .161
1945 Philadelphia Athletics 36 86 14 1 0 0 3 .163
1944 Philadelphia Athletics 37 88 10 2 0 0 4 .114
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers 22 44 11 0 0 0 4 .250
1943 St. Louis Browns 10 15 5 0 0 0 0 .333
1943 Washington Senators 6 15 2 0 0 0 0 .133
1942 Washington Senators 30 75 12 2 0 0 5 .160
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1941 Detroit Tigers 43 88 9 0 0 0 3 .102
1940 Detroit Tigers 36 107 23 5 0 0 9 .215
1939 St. Louis Browns 6 18 4 1 0 0 0 .222
1939 Detroit Tigers 35 97 18 0 1 0 6 .186
1938 St. Louis Browns 46 124 31 4 0 0 9 .250
1937 Washington Senators 13 25 3 0 0 1 2 .120
1937 Boston Red Sox 31 75 19 4 1 0 9 .253
1936 Washington Senators 44 108 23 2 0 0 11 .213
1935 St. Louis Browns 7 11 1 0 0 0 0 .091
1935 Washington Senators 28 73 22 2 1 0 6 .301
1934 St. Louis Browns 50 93 17 2 0 0 6 .183
1932 Chicago Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1930 Brooklyn Robins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1929 Brooklyn Robins 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1953 AL 7 .000 .200 0.0 14.3 -7 0.0
1952 AL 18 .000 .200 0.0 38.9 -32 0.0
1948 NL 8 .000 .500 0.0 12.5 141 0.0
1947 AL 74 .028 .204 0.0 23.0 -4 0.0
1946 AL 92 .012 .197 0.0 21.7 -11 0.0
1945 AL 94 .012 .215 1.1 22.3 4 0.0
1944 AL 97 .023 .147 0.0 20.6 -26 0.0
1943 AL 78 .000 .290 0.0 15.4 47 0.0
1942 AL 91 .023 .214 0.0 33.0 -12 0.0
1941 AL 96 .000 .132 2.1 20.8 -35 0.0
1940 AL 112 .047 .256 0.9 15.2 29 0.0
1939 AL 120 .026 .227 0.8 15.0 10 0.0
1938 AL 139 .032 .301 0.7 15.1 40 0.0
1937 AL 107 .090 .259 2.8 16.8 43 1.0
1936 AL 115 .019 .271 2.6 20.0 20 0.0
1935 AL 93 .048 .307 3.2 9.7 65 0.0
1934 AL 98 .022 .205 2.0 10.2 8 0.0
1929 NL 2 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 600 112 534 28 32 .958
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1953 Philadelphia Athletics P 17 1 7 0 1 1.000
1952 Philadelphia Athletics P 14 2 10 0 1 1.000
1952 Washington Senators P 10 1 4 0 0 1.000
1948 New York Giants P 11 1 4 1 0 .833
1947 New York Yankees P 17 3 12 0 1 1.000
1947 Washington Senators P 14 2 6 2 0 .800
1946 Washington Senators P 24 3 18 0 0 1.000
1946 Philadelphia Athletics P 10 1 7 0 1 1.000
1945 Philadelphia Athletics P 36 12 28 2 1 .952
1944 Philadelphia Athletics P 37 3 45 0 0 1.000
1943 Washington Senators P 6 2 4 0 0 1.000
1943 St. Louis Browns P 10 1 5 0 0 1.000
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers P 22 2 25 0 4 1.000
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers P 6 1 3 0 0 1.000
1942 Washington Senators P 30 5 31 5 3 .878
1941 Detroit Tigers P 43 5 36 2 2 .953
1940 Detroit Tigers P 36 3 32 3 3 .921
1939 Detroit Tigers P 35 8 33 3 1 .932
1939 St. Louis Browns P 6 4 6 0 0 1.000
1938 St. Louis Browns P 44 11 38 2 1 .961
1937 Boston Red Sox P 30 8 29 3 0 .925
1937 Washington Senators P 11 3 12 0 1 1.000
1936 Washington Senators P 43 11 50 1 5 .984
1935 Washington Senators P 28 6 27 2 4 .943
1935 St. Louis Browns P 7 0 10 0 0 1.000
1934 St. Louis Browns P 47 13 49 2 1 .969
1932 Chicago Cubs P 1 0 1 0 1 1.000
1930 Brooklyn Robins P 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1929 Brooklyn Robins P 3 0 2 0 1 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 5 2-2 0 28.0 17 2.86
1947 World Series New York Yankees 2 0-1 0 2.1 0 19.29
1940 World Series Detroit Tigers 3 2-1 0 26.0 17 1.38
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 5 10 1 0 0 .100
1947 World Series New York Yankees 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1940 World Series Detroit Tigers 3 10 1 0 0 .100